Kalam Astro

We discuss the UAE's Orbital Space joining China's ambitious plans to build an international Moon base in the coming decade.

SpaceX news shares their successful launch of 4 private citizens on a 3-day…

We profile the UAE's ambitious 2028 mission to visit multiple asteroids and become the 4th nation to soft-land on an asteroid.

In space news, scientists argue for an international agreement governing …

We explore how scientists have produced miniature black hole-like jets in the lab, replicating a key phenomena seen in the cosmos.

NASA news shares that at last they've detected & characterized Earth'…

We share some amusing anecdotes from astronauts about funny moments that occurred during spaceflights.

Our discussion explores the quest to discover life elsewhere in the cosmos and the top candidate …

We contemplate what would happen if our planet Earth somehow became a massive black hole in an imaginative "what if" scenario.

This week's facts cover rogue planets drifting through interstellar space…

We discuss why intelligent extraterrestrials may already know of humanity's presence in the cosmos.

This week's facts uncover four real exoplanets with bone-chillingly hostile environments, from scorc…

We explore insights from the groundbreaking NASA Twins Study that compared effects of spaceflight on astronaut Scott Kelly to his earthbound identical twin.

Our update discusses new estimates from ast…

We marvel at the James Webb Space Telescope's newly released image depicting a shining galaxy 30 million light-years away.

News shares NASA's plans to potentially utilize lasers for live lunar transmi…

We marvel at dashing meteors from the annual Perseid meteor shower that illuminated desert night skies over the weekend.

Our update shares news of reservoirs of liquid water detected under Mars’ surfa…

We explore the unique and photogenic Hoag's Object, a rare ring galaxy over 750 million light-years away that is nicknamed "the best ring in the galaxy."

Our update covers NASA's consideration to brin…

We kick off in segment 1 with answering listener questions on black holes, planets and stars.

Segment 2 features part 1 of our exclusive interview with meteorite researcher Alreem Abdallah Alzarouni o…

We take listener questions on topics like what are black holes made of, how do planets form, and how long do stars live to provide a casual primer on basic space science.

News shares footage captured …

We discuss the Space Research Conference hosted by the UAE Space Agency, including the official visit of a delegation from Chile's space programs.

Research shares insights from scientists estimating S…

We Plan to wish NASA's Curiosity Mars rover a happy 10th birthday since landing on the Red Planet back in 2012.

News details NASA's discovery that Mercury holds a solid inner core estimated to be 10 m…

We commemorate Americans landing the first humans on the Moon in 1969, beating the Soviets in the space race.

Also marking the anniversary of the 2020 launch of the UAE's Hope Mars orbiter, the Arab w…

We discuss NASA transmitting Run-DMC's 'It's Tricky' to Venus via the Deep Space Network, the farthest a hip-hop song has ever travelled.

News shares NASA has cancelled its VIPER lunar rover mission d…

We discuss a new study finding that a lava tube cave on the moon could sustain human habitation, sheltering astronauts from radiation and micrometeoroids.

Interview with Eng. Mohammed Al Zarouni from …

We discuss a new study revealing how intense particle bursts from the Sun could deplete Earth's protective ozone layer with impacts on life.

News shares Hubble's discovery of the closest known massive…

We discuss Boeing's Starliner astronauts now ready for an unplanned long-duration mission aboard the ISS due to continuing delays in the craft's return.

Our update reveals the UAE-constructed airlock …

We discuss the Space Research Conference 2024 and the UAE space agency's invitation for submissions on recent findings.

Our update delves into new insights about magnetic lava streams that may be shap…